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Microsoft Launches the Chemical Reference Architecture Initiative
New Microsoft and Accenture study underscores industry need for tighter collaboration, more flexible IT infrastructure and cloud computing solutions. Microsoft PressPass, Information for Journalists – Press Releases
Facebook sides with Tilera in the server architecture debate
Facebook engineers have tested a 64-core specialty chip from Tilera and found it more efficient for grabbing data quickly from key value stores. This test and others performed across the industry on alternatives to x86 chips may galvanize the creation … Continue reading
Backblaze open sources 135TB storage architecture
Less than two years after open sourcing the design of the 67TB “storage pods” that underpin its cloud backup service, Backblaze is at it again. This morning, it shared on its blog specs for a new, 135TB storage pod that … Continue reading
The Architecture of Full Hardware Acceleration of All Web Page Content
We’re excited that other browsers have started to use hardware to accelerate graphics performance. With different implementations starting to become available, now’s a good time to blog about the difference between full and partial hardware acceleration. In November 2009, developers … Continue reading
Meet Twitter’s New Real-time Architecture
Twitter rolled out User Streams to its users for the first time this week, through limited beta offerings by third-party applications TweetDeck and Echofon for Mac. This new, streaming API has been long in the making for Twitter, but may … Continue reading